Here are the Wooden Nickel flats that I recently bought. They are from 1940 and represent the 100th anniversary of the New York State Fair. There are also 2 unused attached tickets, which is a neat item itself. The series number is centered on the reverse. The black one is The Industrial Mill and the red one is Native American Scout. The green is Dairy Cows and the brown is the Conestoga Wagon. Here's the attached 2 admission tickets, $.75 cents each.
In the US a wooden nickel is a wood coin token, usually issued by a merchant or bank as a promotion, sometimes redeemable for a specific item. Wooden nickels were most commonly issued in the U.S. in the 1930′s, after the start of the Depression. A more popular American adage is, “Don’t take any wooden nickels” is considered a lighthearted reminder to be cautious in one’s dealings and is in fact directly related in meaning to our story here.
